Daily Archives: 2024-09-10

Obituary

Fandom mourns two voices

Fandom mourns two voices, both named James

James Darren

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Darren

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0201626/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Fandom will mostly remember James Darren as Vic Fontaine in DS9, but I’m just old enough to remember the teen idol of Goodbye Cruel World. I don’t remember ever seeing Gidget but certainly remember knowing about it. There was a time when there was no way to escape the  beach movies.

James Earl Jones

Known to fandom as the voice of Darth Vader, James Earl Jones had a long career in movies https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000469/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 

Famous for his strong authoritative voice, it’s interesting to know he took acting lessons to control his stammer.

 

 

Fanzines

Zines to share!

We have received a number of zines to share!

From Garth: ObdurateEye43

From the N3F: Tightbeam360

And an update from Bill Burns:

New today at https://efanzines.com are:

  • Opuntia #581 , edited by Dale Speirs
  • Octothorpe #117 the Hugo-winning fannish podcast by John Coxon, Alison Scott and Liz Batty, is now on line
  • Heath Row’s The Stf Amateur, September 2024 (apazine bundle)
  • Kat Templeton’s Rhyme & Paradox #6
  • Garth Spencer’s The Obdurate Eye #43
  • Guy H. Lillian III’s Spartacus #75

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    Bill